ISRM Global Journal – Call for Papers
The next Institute of Strategic Risk Management (ISRM) Global Journal will be published in late November 2024, and we are calling for papers from risk and resilience management professionals, as well as academics from related fields, who would like to share their experiences and insights. Call for Papers While submissions on all aspects of risk […]
Table-Top Exercising Master Class
Training and exercising are undoubtedly two of the most critical components in the development of an effective enterprise-wide risk management and crisis response capability. However, it is also an area that is characterised by misunderstanding, weak practices and general lack of awareness of how effective training and exercising programmes are developed. ISRM is offering free-to-attend […]
ISRM Global Journal 2024 – Wicked Problems
Recent events have reminded us of the VUCAD world in which we live – one in which we are regularly confronted with, and called upon to address, a wide range of “wicked problems”. A term which is often misunderstood by “outsiders to the risk world”, wicked problems are typically defined as… “…those problems for which […]
Global Urban Resilience Monthly Programme
The ISRM Global Urban Resilience / Major City Management program has attracted world-wide support since its launch at the start of 2024. Based on work done previously in partnership with the UK National Preparedness Commission, International Federation of Red Cross / Red Crescent Societies and the EU Erasmus-funded BUiLD programme (Building Universities for Leading in […]
Microsoft Meltdown and Fragile Systems: Lessons Learned
The global outage that impacted Microsoft systems around the world on 20th July cannot be considered as an error, simple failure or outlier event. It was in fact an absolutely inevitable consequence of the increasingly complex interactions and inter-dependencies that characterise the global networks on which we are dependent, and which are only increasing in their […]
Introduction to Level 6 Academic Diploma
For most people, even those involved at the highest levels of strategic planning and capability development, there is little if any awareness of the vast ocean of academic material that is available to them, and which deep insight into many of e major issues associated with modern risk and crisis management. The Level 6 Diploma […]
Registration Now Open for the Inaugural Anticipate London
2-4 December 2024, London – Informa is excited to announce that registration is now open for Anticipate London which will take place on 2-4 December 2024 at ExCeL London. This highly anticipated event will bring together leaders of property and people to create a safer, smarter future. Anticipate London combines four legacy events—IFSEC, FIREX, the […]
Global Urban Resilience Monthly Programme – What is Resilience? Reconfiguring for the 2020’s
Resilience, in the context of global urban resilience and major city management, has been defined as the capacity of urban systems, communities and individuals to withstand, adapt to and recover from various shocks and stresses. These can include natural disasters, economic disruptions, social upheavals and other unforeseen challenges. Whilst it can be broadly seen in […]
Microsoft Meltdown and Fragile Systems: Lessons Learned
The global outage that impacted Microsoft systems around the world on 20th July cannot be considered as an error, simple failure or outlier event. It was in fact an absolutely inevitable consequence of the increasingly complex interactions and inter-dependencies that characterise the global networks on which we are dependent, and which are only increasing in their […]
Your Guide to AI in Risk Management: An Introduction to the ISRM’s AI in Risk Management Special Interest Group
Join us for an important introduction to our Special Interest Group, AI in Risk Management. The group, made-up of academics, practitioners and experts will discuss the implications of AI for the field of risk management and, provide key insights into this important emerging field. Today, as the world grows ever more complex the risk manager […]